Its getting down to crunch time in World Cup qualifying. How's your country doing? Canada.....well you don't really have to ask.

Ukraine looks like its going to make its first World Cup appearance. Good for them. France look like they are going to miss out. Looks good on them.

Unless they totally collapse I expect South Korea to hang on to its spot. They play in Kuwait on Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday, North Korea will host Japan! Hope they have extra security for that game. We've seen how much the Chinese hate Japan (remember last year's Asian Cup). Just imagine the propaganda that has been pumped into the fans in Pyeongyang. It will be interesting to see how this game plays in the media here.

Its getting down to crunch time in World Cup qualifying. How's your country doing? Canada.....well you don't really have to ask.

Ukraine looks like its going to make its first World Cup appearance. Good for them. France look like they are going to miss out. Looks good on them.

Unless they totally collapse I expect South Korea to hang on to its spot. They play in Kuwait on Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday, North Korea will host Japan! Hope they have extra security for that game. We've seen how much the Chinese hate Japan (remember last year's Asian Cup). Just imagine the propaganda that has been pumped into the fans in Pyeongyang. It will be interesting to see how this game plays in the media here.

think the north Korea game is going to be played in Bangkok because of what happened with the Iran match.

South Korea didn't look good Fri nite against Uzbekistan. They may make it but they won't go far next year.

In CONCAF, the US and Mexico are virtually in 5 points clear of the 3rd place team

It should be very easy actually...all they need is a point in Kuwait on Wednesday and it should assure them a place

However...at the world cup expect 3 losses out of 3...their finishing up front against inferior teams has been terrible.

hogwanguy1979 wrote:

think the north Korea game is going to be played in Bangkok because of what happened with the Iran match.

Yep...Nort Korea virtually can't make it now....anyone wanna bet they pull out of the game in bangkok claiming some bullcrap political excuse.
I hope Japan flog them after the staged debacle of a riot against Iran.

Stayed up late to watch the Greece/Turkey game on an italian sports channel... what promised to be a great game was one of the worst games I've seen in a long time. The Turks should have come away with 3 points.

I agree that the Korea/Uzbekistan game looked like a bunch of 13-year olds in a scrimmage. Korea was lucky to come away with that point. I don't see them getting past the group stages next year, unless they're saddled with some weak teams.

The Romania/Netherlands game wasn't bad, I caught a bit of that--Romania plays a much better game than the scoreline indicated. They just had no finishers.

Stayed up late to watch the Greece/Turkey game on an italian sports channel... what promised to be a great game was one of the worst games I've seen in a long time. The Turks should have come away with 3 points.

I agree that the Korea/Uzbekistan game looked like a bunch of 13-year olds in a scrimmage. Korea was lucky to come away with that point. I don't see them getting past the group stages next year, unless they're saddled with some weak teams.

The Romania/Netherlands game wasn't bad, I caught a bit of that--Romania plays a much better game than the scoreline indicated. They just had no finishers.

You were expecting exciting football from two of the most workmanlike teams in Europe. Only thing that would have been a spectacle would be the diving! I still hope, as someone who spent 6 months living in Santorini, that the Greeks make it though, plus England and Australia.

Has Holland fallen that far stylistically? Have they become team England? Italy?
I haven't watched them in a few years. After almost three decades of scintillating play undone by head cases and ego trips, I washed my hands of those heartbreakers in 2000. Though in my heart I'll continue to enjoy their play (and maybe allow myself to root for them a little), they won't take me for that ride again.
Pity to hear they've given up total football for someting more proletarian.